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Her mother, from Stroud, Glos, said: "For something good to come from her tragic death is comfort and solace to us at this time.

"We are proud that Vicki has helped someone, and hope that others would do the same for us.

"I can still remember conversations I had with Vicki. I know her views were the same as ours.

"We both felt that to bury or burn organs was a complete waste when they could be used to help others.

"I know if a member of my family desperately needed a transplant, how grateful I would be. It was a final, selfless gesture."

Sally Holmes, donor transplant co-ordinator, from Southmead Hospital, Bristol, said the service was grateful to the couple for proceeding with their daughter's last wish.

She said: "Two more people have had life-enhancing cornea transplants and there is still a possibility that Vicki's heart valves, which are stored, could be used in reconstructive surgery for two further patients.

"We have 8,000 people waiting on the list in the UK and although we complete around 3,000 transplants a year, there are four or five people a year who die while waiting for transplants."